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"Pero Dile"
Single by Víctor Manuelle
from the album Inconfundible
Released	1999
Genre	Salsa
Length	4:55
Label	Sony Discos
Songwriter(s)	Víctor Manuelle
Producer(s)	Sergio George
Víctor Manuelle singles chronology
"La Persona Equivocada (Bolero version)" (1999) "Pero Dile" (1999) "Si la Ves" (2000)

"Pero Dile" (transl. "But Tell Them") is a song written and performed by American singer Víctor Manuelle on his sixth studio album, Inconfundible (1999). The song's production was handled by Sergio George, while the arrangement was done by Ramón Sanchez. It was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. One of the album's salsa songs, it narrate the singer telling his ex to tell other people that he was a bad lover and admits to being at fault.

The song received with positive reactions by music critics for its catchy lyrics. "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Latin Track of the Year at the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards and was a recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 2000. In the United States, the song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. It also topped the US Tropical Airplay chart, spending 11 weeks at number one.

Background and composition

In 1999, Víctor Manuelle released his sixth studio album, Inconfundible. Like his previous albums, it is a record of salsa tunes. Ramón Sanchez handled the album's arrangements, while American musician Sergio George produced two of the album's tracks, including "Pero Dile". "Pero Dile" is the only song in the album that Manuelle wrote by himself. The song tells of a "love hangover", in which Manuelle tells his former lover to proceed to "tell everyone he" was a rotten lover and everything was his fault and admits that how much he loved her may have been a mistake.

Reception

"Pero Dile" was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. In spite of giving the album a mixed review, AllMusic's José A. Estévez Jr. cited it as one of the songs where Manuelle is a "forceful, "dynamic singer", despite asserting the salsa genre being "sound undistinguished and devoid of novelty" during the late 1990s. Parry Gettelman of the Orlando Sentinel praised the song, noticing it is as "graceful as it is catchy", and that "the lyrics are humorously bitter." On his book, Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook (2010), Claudio Iván Remeseira wrote that the song's "manic momentum makes the heart race".

At the 7th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards, "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Track of the Year, but ultimately lost to "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra. In 2000, it was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards under the salsa field and did so again the following year. Commercially, "Pero Dile" reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and topped the Tropical Airplay chart in the United States, becoming Manuelle's eighth number-one on the latter chart. It spent 11 weeks on top of the chart and was the fourth best-performing tropical song of 2000 in the country.

Charts

See also

• List of Billboard Tropical Airplay number ones of 1999
• List of Billboard Tropical Airplay number ones of 2000

References

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2. ^ Estévez, Jr., José A. "Victor Manuelle – Inconfundible". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
3. ^ Gettelman, Parry. "Victor Manuelle Is a Salsa Sensation". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
4. "In Honor of Hispanic Heritage: The 20 Top Tropical Songs of All Time". Billboard. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
5. Pero Dile (Media notes). Víctor Manuelle. United States: Sony Discos. 1999. TRT 83310.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. Remeseira, Claudio Iván (2010). Hispanic New York : A Sourcebook. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 391. ISBN 9780231148191. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
7. Lannert, John (April 29, 2000). "Catch Some Rising Stars: Artist Showcases Offer a Glimpse Into The Future of Latin Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 18. Prometheus Global Media. p. 16. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
8. Pesselnick, Jill (May 20, 2000). "Pérez Honored at 8th El Premio ASCAP Gala". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. p. 123. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
9. "El Premio ASCAP Awards Arturo Sandoval, Songwriter Omar Alfanno". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. May 19, 2001. p. 50. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
10. ^ "Victor Manuelle Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
11. ^ "Victor Manuelle Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
12. ^ "2000: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Prometheus Global Media. December 20, 2000. pp. YE–76, 78. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2013.

• 1999 songs
• 1999 singles
• Víctor Manuelle songs
• Song recordings produced by Sergio George
• Sony Discos singles